The Broncos (3-2) forced four second-half turnovers (five overall) and one turnover on downs on seven possessions to back a struggling offense.

“As a team we put a lot of pressure on our offense to score a lot of points, but when they don’t we have to come up and get a lot of stops,” senior linebacker Anthony Wint said. “And we did until they got something going.”

Killian (1-4), which has lost three in a row, jumped out to a 7-0 first-quarter lead while taking advantage of a short field.

After just missing a safety, junior Maurice Alexander’s punt paired with a good return kicked off a drive inside the 10. Two plays later senior Armando Martinez ran it in from 10 yards out for the touchdown.

On third-and-goal from the 4, Alexander found senior Gilbert Johnson for the touchdown to even the score with 8:18 left in the second.

Homestead extended the lead to 16-7 with junior Antonio Calloway’s 14-yard touchdown run with 6:13 left in the third.

“We are going to need that kind of effort next week [against Miami Central], but we’ve got to do some things offensively,” Homestead coach Larry Coffey said. “We had too many chances and did not take advantage of them with touchdowns. We’re scrambling a little bit on offense, but it’s a good win.”

Florida commitment Ermon Lane, the nation’s second-best wide receiver according to ESPN.com, did not play in the first quarter after violating a team rule, but played the remainder of the game after going in for a punt return to start the second.

Lane, however, did not catch a pass for the third consecutive game. He did collect an interception in the fourth quarter.